Author: halo@bungie.org

Bungie’s Blog has a machinima roundup – looks to be a bunch of submitted movies, with descriptions by their creators. Most have been mentioned here before – but not all. Go poke around!(Louis Wu 19:22:32 UTC)

Cthulhu117 let us know that the Fan Fic Pick of the Week is already online. That was fast!(Louis Wu 17:48:41 UTC)

shisno34 pointed out ‘The Day our World Died’, a fan film created by some students in Sweden as an entry into the ‘Halo 3 Recut’ contest Microsoft Europe ran this spring. Pretty nice!(Louis Wu 17:31:11 UTC)

This showed up in my Google alerts this morning – it made me smile. Very cute idea!(Louis Wu 17:26:05 UTC)

Wow – almost forgot it was Friday! Ten new pieces in the Fan Fiction section today – go see what you can find!(Louis Wu 15:54:31 UTC)

Today’s edition of Another Halo Comic Strip is another zinger from Keith Jones – it might be considered a little more mature in content than other strips, but its humor can’t be denied.(Louis Wu 14:30:55 UTC)

Paul Miles, from PhillyGamers.net, let us know that they’ve got six LAN tournaments scheduled between the July 4th weekend and the end of September – all are in and around Philadelphia, and all will have Halo 3 2v2 events (among other games). They’re looking for someone who wants to help rebuild their website – if…

Interesting. Gamespot has posted some info from NPD, the industry tracking group that keeps up on sales numbers… they’ve listed the Top Ten Best-Selling Non-PC Games in the US (yes, that’s a bunch of qualifiers), and a Halo game is there. But maybe not the one you expected… it’s Halo 2. (Halo 3 has sold…

Last September, Jamie98s let us know about the Unlucky Elite – today, he’s released a sequel. Unlucky Elite 2 follows our hapless friend as he continues his fight against the human. Great sound, nice effects, well-done all around. You can watch the streaming version at Jamie98s’ site, but since nobody should have to be subjected…

It’s time for a new Reclaimer comic, or so TTL Demag0gue tells us – Episode 52 provides the names of two more AIs (and the origin of one of those). Funky!(Louis Wu 13:02:33 UTC)

It’s Friday, so it’s time for Caption Fun over at Hawty McBloggy’s. She’s got last week’s results up (some funny lines in the more than 300 submissions!), and a new picture to work with. Go see! (Speaking of caption fun, over at Forge Hub, they’re running a screenshot caption contest – come up with a…

Yesterday afternoon, Bungie posted a new Community Spotlight – this one is on HaloTracks, a site devoted to Halo racing enthusiasts. (A chunk of the spotlight is spent discussing the Wallrider map – i have to say, I downloaded this, and while the track itself is pretty cool, be aware that there are a LOT…

It’s Thursday, and it’s after 11 am PDT… which means Double XP Weekend is ON. This week, it’s Rockets FFA. Go blow someone up. Thanks, Captain Spark. Only the best for our boys (and girls)…(Louis Wu 18:55:33 UTC)

Z let us know about Maptrocity, a video that was modeled after insidi0us’ amazing Maptacular video (released two and a half years ago). Maptrocity is a Halo 3-based version, and a lot of work went in to making sure medals/kill types/etc lined up by the end. The transitions aren’t as spectacular as they were in…

PodTacular’s running a Summer Tournament – 4v4 MLG-style play. Are you part of a known Halo community? Sign up! You might want to read the discussion on Podtacular.com and the writeup on Bungie.net before you do…(Louis Wu 17:50:45 UTC)

nomis78 announced that he’s posted 6 new panoramas over at NHP, his panorama blog. The Last Resort work is HUGE.(Louis Wu 17:39:55 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy has put together a piece on real-life Cortanas – we’ve covered most of them before, but there’s at least one new one, and her take, even on the ones we’ve seen before, it a good read. Check it out!(Louis Wu 16:49:37 UTC)

There’s a new episode of Halo Action Figure Theater available today – our heroes get some help from an unlikely quarter. Carrying unlikely weapons. And suchlike.(Louis Wu 15:51:41 UTC)

Major.Dump stopped by with a couple of eye-popping links – these are movies he created as CG adaptations of existing material. The first is a reproduction of Red vs Blue Episode 1, and the second is a trailer for his interpretation of the ‘Armor Testing’ story seen in the Halo Graphic Novel. Both are astounding…

Bry decided to create some very specific panoramas – these are devoted to Halo 3 vehicles. Specifically, he’s completed the Pelican and the CCS Battlecruiser. Swing by his post for links – there are some gorgeous pics in there!(Louis Wu 15:26:06 UTC)